Capt Stephen SEARS

1738 - 1791  (52 years)

• Name	Stephen SEARS  [1]
  	Capt. Stephen Sears removed with his parents to South East, Putnam co., (then Dutchess co.,) N.Y., and about 1760, to Sharon, Ct., where at a later date, he purchased the Dea. Hunter (his wife's father's) place, of 150 acres. He was a carpenter by trade, and in that capacity superintended the erection of the meeting-house built in 1768, which was taken down when the brick church was built. He died of yellow fever at New York in 1791, while at work upon a contract there. He held the office of Sheriff, and during the Revolution, was a Captain and Commissary. [1]
  Prefix	Capt
  Birth	2 May 1738	Harwich, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1791	New York City, New York   [1]
  Person ID	I87969	Main Tree
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Benjamin SEARS,   b. 16 Jun 1706, Harwich, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail BURGESS
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	30 Jun 1737  [1]
  Family ID	F36224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth HYDE
  Family ID	F36229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Sybil HUNT,   b. Abt 1740   d. 8 Feb 1834 (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1769
  Children	1. Delia SEARS,   b. 10 Jul 1771   d. 26 Mar 1865 (Age 93 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F36228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah HUNTER
  Family ID	F36230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 May 1738 - Harwich, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9102] Samuel Pearce May, The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass; 1638-1888, (John Munsell's Sons, Publishers 1890).